Holleran Andrew
Holleran Andrew - The Beauty Of Men A Novel - Paperback
Holleran Andrew - The Beauty Of Men A Novel - Paperback
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Description: " As valuable as Holleran may be as a chronicler of contemporary gay history he is one of those gay writers whose stylistic prowess and critical intelligence deserves the attention of straight readers as much as that of the gay reading community . The Beauty of Men is an honest attempt to grapple with loneliness and aging without self - pity or sentimentality and for that reason it will last." Washington Post Andrew Holleran's classic Dancer from the Dance became an icon for gay men in the 1970s portraying a man's descent from high society Connecticut to a glittering world of hedonism and promiscuity in New York City. In The Beauty of Men his third novel he writes a poignant story of loneliness unfulfilled dreams and loss of youth set in the mid - 1990s amid the ravaging AIDS crisis. Forty - seven gay and alone Lark leaves behind his youth and dreams in New York City to care for his dying mother in Florida. Mourning the passing of his glamorous younger self to time and the lives of friends and acquaintances to AIDS he looks back on his past to years spent in pursuit of hedonistic pleasures. Middle - aged gray and now seemingly invisible to the world around him Lark has survived while those around him have all been taken. Left with nothing but his memories he is forced to contemplate the cruel emptiness and bitter loneliness of his life while longing for a stunningly handsome man who haunts is days and dreams. Gorgeous and deeply moving Holleran's heartbreaking novel is beyond its time; a study of the human condition and our yearning for meaning purpose and love in a cold and capricious world.
Title: The Beauty Of Men A Novel
Author(s): Holleran Andrew
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063330818
Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 12/5/2023
Description: " As valuable as Holleran may be as a chronicler of contemporary gay history he is one of those gay writers whose stylistic prowess and critical intelligence deserves the attention of straight readers as much as that of the gay reading community . The Beauty of Men is an honest attempt to grapple with loneliness and aging without self - pity or sentimentality and for that reason it will last." Washington Post Andrew Holleran's classic Dancer from the Dance became an icon for gay men in the 1970s portraying a man's descent from high society Connecticut to a glittering world of hedonism and promiscuity in New York City. In The Beauty of Men his third novel he writes a poignant story of loneliness unfulfilled dreams and loss of youth set in the mid - 1990s amid the ravaging AIDS crisis. Forty - seven gay and alone Lark leaves behind his youth and dreams in New York City to care for his dying mother in Florida. Mourning the passing of his glamorous younger self to time and the lives of friends and acquaintances to AIDS he looks back on his past to years spent in pursuit of hedonistic pleasures. Middle - aged gray and now seemingly invisible to the world around him Lark has survived while those around him have all been taken. Left with nothing but his memories he is forced to contemplate the cruel emptiness and bitter loneliness of his life while longing for a stunningly handsome man who haunts is days and dreams. Gorgeous and deeply moving Holleran's heartbreaking novel is beyond its time; a study of the human condition and our yearning for meaning purpose and love in a cold and capricious world.
Title: The Beauty Of Men A Novel
Author(s): Holleran Andrew
Publisher: Harpercollins
Barcode: 9780063330818
Pages: 288 Pages
Language: English
Publication Date: 12/5/2023
